News from Italy
The Euro Weekly News reports on the most up to date news in Italy so that it’s readership can stay up to date with all the latest developments in countries near and around Spain.
4.3 earthquake rocks Pisa as crowds rush into streets and trains grind to a halt
Office workers, court staff and residents suddenly found themselves out in the street while railway passengers waited for engineers to inspect the tracks. The shallow...
€670,000 mystery deepens: Beachgoers find shopping bags full of cash floating on shore
Shopping bags stuffed with nearly €670,000 washed up on a busy Sicilian beach this week after the crew of a broken-down speedboat chucked them overboard...
Naples shaken by strongest quake in 40 years as Campi Flegrei rumbles
A powerful 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei volcanic area west of Naples late on Friday evening, sending people pouring into the streets and...
Monks in Florence stumble on a 19th-century recipe that could shake up the story of the world’s favourite fizzy drink
An old archive clean-up inside a centuries-old Florentine convent has just thrown up a surprise that is turning heads outside of Italy. Dusty discovery in a...
Tourists queue for hours for the perfect shot of Italian mountain and locals have had enough
Patience is running thin at the foot of one of Europe's most photographed mountainsides. Visitors keep queuing for hours anyway, just to catch a ride...
Florence to open Italy’s first prevention centre for digital addiction
Something different is opening in Florence that speaks to every parent who has ever worried about a child’s screen time. A new model for tech prevention...
No shirt, no service: Italian village hits bare-chested tourists with €200 fines
Varenna, by Lake Como in Italy, has banned shirtless strolling and swimwear away from beaches. Instant fines of €50 to €200 now apply to anyone...
The Milan sculptor behind the iconic football trophy that everyone wants to bring home
As we near the end of the World Cup battle of 2026, we wonder if it will be Spain or Argentina that get to take...
Italian homes are getting free solar power from Spain. Could it happen here?
Imagine cutting your electricity bill without installing a single solar panel on your roof. No building work, no expensive equipment and no need to own...
10,000 Vespa riders bring Rome to a halt for 80th anniversary parade
Enthusiasts numbering more than ten thousand from forty-eight different countries around the world gathered in Rome this weekend to celebrate the eightieth anniversary of the...
Better than gold: Italy’s sweetest race ends with unlimited tiramisu
People will do a long list of things if there's the promise of a sweet treat afterwards. Cleaning the house, going to the gym or...
“I thought it was a joke”, Italian man reunited with moped stolen 42 years ago
A man from Saluzzo, in Italy's Piedmont region, said he thought police were playing a prank on him when they called to say they'd found...
Fancy a month in the Italian Alps? This study will pay you €400
Visiting the Italian Alps is a bucket list item with people willing to spend huge amounts of money to visit. However, a recent appeal could...
“Your labrador won’t pay your pension”: Italian pet proposal sparks debate
A mayor in northern Italy has sparked national debate after suggesting that dog owners could be asked to contribute around €20 per animal per year,...